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Ref NoJDH/1/16
TitleTransit of Venus expedition
DescriptionCorrespondence and other papers, including published articles, relating to the government-sponsored expedition to observe the astronomical transit of Venus. This voyage provided the Royal Society with another opportunity to study the fauna and flora of isolated islands, in this case Kerguelen’s Island in the South Indian Ocean and Rodriguez Island, near Mauritius.
Date1874-1875
FormatManuscript papers
Collection TitleSir Joseph Hooker Papers
LevelFile
Extent1 volume
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